How to use "tell" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "tell" in popular movie and book plots

  • Holding Fergus at gunpoint, Dil forces him to tell her that he loves her and will never leave her.  - The Crying Game
  • She debates whether to tell him that Kyle is his father.  - The Terminator
  • Mike reveals that Bob has been possessing someone in town for decades, but he does not tell Cooper whom Bob has possessed.  - Twin Peaks
  • The Pianist and Signora Vaccari tell jokes to make the victims laugh.  - Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
  • At least they tell you about their plans for assimilation.  - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
  • As Capek dies, he tells Eos there is a cure for the Plague but refuses to tell her how to make it and bluntly states "Hope you all Die.  - Red Faction (video game)
  • The Baker and his Wife decide that they must tell the Royal Family, and the Baker travels to the palace.  - Into the Woods
  • Huck returns to Jim to tell him the news and that a search party is coming to Jackson's Island that very night.  - Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
  • Taraza arranges a meeting with the Tleilaxu Master Waff, who is soon forced to tell her what he knows about the Honored Matres.  - Heretics of Dune
  • He/she decides to tell Barbara the truth.  - Glen or Glenda
  • Bill is ushered from the mansion and warned not to tell anyone about what happened there.  - Eyes Wide Shut
  • Mina, afraid of Dracula's link with her, urges the team not to tell her their plans out of fear that Dracula will be listening.  - Dracula
  • Julie strokes his hair, finally able to tell him that she loved him.  - Carousel (musical)
  • Carmilla refuses to tell anything about herself, despite questioning by Laura.  - Carmilla
  • He will then tell Lycus that she has died of the Cretan plague, and will offer to remove the body.  - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
  • It will try simply to tell of a generation of men who, even though they may have escaped (its) shells, were destroyed by the war".  - All Quiet on the Western Front

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